by gemma | Aug 28, 2014 | gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies
Summertime is my time to create. I see fewer clients, travel less, and reduce my speaking gigs. I spend more time communing with nature and connecting with my soul-family. This summer, my creative spirit has been devoted to writing a book. Today, I’m writing to...
by gemma | Aug 14, 2014 | gems & precious bits, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, tools & strategies
The allure of curling up under a tree with a good book is especially compelling during the summertime. Enter… a roundup of ten books that could deepen how you live. This is part two of a five part post on books that have changed how I live, heal, create and...
by gemma | Jul 23, 2014 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, relationships & sex, self love & self esteem, self sabotage & stuckness, thoughts & musings
Self-examination does not necessarily lead to life balance or acceptance from others — it leads to greater freedom and authenticity. Without self-examination … … we seek comfort over greatness … safety over risk … reassurance over authenticity … the predictable over...
by gemma | Jun 30, 2014 | gems & precious bits, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, mind & brain, self love & self esteem, thoughts & musings
We are wired to seek pleasure. We are wired to avoid pain. Everything we are and everything we do is based on these two principles — the decisions we make, the thoughts we think, the actions we take. Freud, one of my fathers, said we may lay it down that...
by gemma | May 21, 2014 | beloved & praised, gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, love & fear, meaningful & life lessons, thoughts & musings, values & purpose
Mindfulness is a powerful practice. It makes everyday life richer and more meaningful. There are times when ordinary life loses its satisfaction. These moments can signal that now is the time to experience a deep, soulful shift in consciousness. Try asking, how can...
by gemma | Apr 23, 2014 | gems & precious bits, goals & dreams, health & happiness, inspiration & wisdom, meaningful & life lessons
All too often we approach life with the fantasy that change will bring about a better future. Sometimes it does. Often it does not. Unless we venture into the conditions that brought us into our present life and practice radical self-acceptance and truth-seeking, we...
